Kia Combi

The Kia Combi, originally marketed as Asia Motor Combi, was a minibus series, which was built in 1983-2002 by Asia Motors and Kia Motors. At the start of the 24 - seater version Asia Motors AM805/807 Combi possessed the most copies on the Mazda, for example, six-cylinder diesel engine with 4052 cc. This engine produced 100 hp (74 kW) at 3,600 revolutions per minute. Since Mazda was then a partner of Asia / Kia, the model was based on the Mazda Parkway or Mazda Titan. In 1990 a facelift the front with new dual headlights.

In 1996, after the end of the partnership with Mazda, Kia entered into a supply agreement with Hyundai for the supply of engines. In addition to a redesigned dashboard, there was now the more modern smaller four-cylinder Hyundai diesel engines with more power. This made ​​the 3.3 L 120 hp D4AL (88 kW ) and the 3.9 L 140 hp D4DA (103 kW). Following the merger of Kia and Hyundai 1999, the Asia sub-brand disappeared by 2000 and the model was now, as already previously in export markets, as Kia Power Combi offered. Due to stricter emissions standards in the domestic market for 2003, production of the Combi was terminated without a successor on 28 October 2002.

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